Krypton
KRYPTON INC. is a privately-held Japanese creative services firm founded in 1986 that delivers advertising planning, sales-promotion, exhibition/event design-build, store/showroom interior, and graphic/printing services primarily to fashion and textile brands exhibiting at domestic and international trade fairs.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1986
- HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Krypton does
KRYPTON INC. (株式会社クリプトン) is a privately-held Japanese creative services company founded in February 1986 and headquartered in a single office at KM Bldg. 2F, 128-8 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Structured as a Kabushiki Kaisha with paid-in capital of 13,000,000 JPY, the firm operates as a small specialist creative agency rather than a large network. Its service portfolio spans five integrated business lines: advertising planning and media handling, sales-promotion planning and tool production, exhibition and event design/construction/management, store and showroom interior design, and graphic design/printing. These offerings are organized into three core pillars on the company's Works page — Space Design, Sales Promotion, and Event Show — with advertising planning, store/showroom design, and graphic/printing as adjacent service lines.
Krypton's primary clients are Japanese fashion and textile brands that participate in flagship domestic and international textile trade fairs, including JFW Japan Creation, Premium Textile Japan, Milano Unica (Italy), Intertextile Shanghai (China), Japan Textile Salon in NYC (USA), Tokyo Textile Scope, Top Run/TLF, and Gift show. Secondary client segments include retail/showroom operators and general brand advertisers needing integrated creative execution. Revenue is generated entirely on a project-based, quote-based professional services model — no subscription pricing, public price list, or self-serve channels are offered. The go-to-market motion is direct and senior-executive-led, with engagements sourced through the company's website inquiry form or via phone/fax at its Tokyo HQ; CEO Yasuyuki Tamai and Managing Director/COO Koichi Asano are personally named as client-facing leaders. A related company, K-Planet Co., Ltd. (有限会社ケイプラネット), is co-located at the same address and supports the group's delivery.
No proprietary technology stack, software products, AI/ML capabilities, mobile applications, APIs, patents, or trademarks are disclosed. Krypton operates exclusively as a creative services provider rather than a technology company. The firm has remained privately held since inception with no funding rounds beyond paid-in capital, no investor relations, and no public reporting; its operating status is confirmed by a 2026-copyrighted corporate website and a 2020 news item referencing the Tokyo Textile Scope showcase, but there are no visible signals of recent capital, hiring, product, or geographic expansion.
Krypton firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Krypton
- Legal name
- KRYPTON INC. (株式会社クリプトン)
- Website
- https://krypton-group.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1986
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- KRYPTON INC. is a privately-held Japanese creative services firm founded in 1986 that delivers advertising planning, sales-promotion, exhibition/event design-build, store/showroom interior, and graphic/printing services primarily to fashion and textile brands exhibiting at domestic and international trade fairs.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Krypton industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Creative Advertising Services
- NAICS
- Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)
- SIC
- Retail-Nonstore Retailers (5960)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industry-Specific B2B Trade Show Organizers (THAHABAB)
Keywords
Where Krypton is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tokyo
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
Krypton business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others
Revenue model
- Advertising planning and media handling (広告企画、制作及び媒体扱い): Project-based revenue from advertising concept development, creative production and media handling for fashion and lifestyle clients.
- Sales promotion planning and tool production (販売促進企画及びツール製作): Revenue from designing and producing SP campaign materials, POP tools, brochures, graphic design and brand-promotion artefacts (e.g., Campaign Swing Tickets, Fabric Bunch Book, POP displays).
- Exhibition, trade fair and event planning / installation / management (展示会、見本市、各種イベントなどの企画・設計施工・運営・管理): Project-based revenue from end-to-end execution of exhibitions, trade fairs and events including space design, construction and on-site management (e.g., JFW-JC, Premium Textile Japan, Milano Unica, intertextile Shanghai).
- Store, showroom and interior design / construction (店舗・ショールーム、設計・施工): Project-based revenue from designing and building retail stores, showrooms and interior spaces.
- Graphic design and printed materials production (各種印刷物企画制作): Revenue from concept, design and production of printed marketing and brand materials.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Project-based / quote-based engagement (no published tiers) |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Krypton product offering
Product offeringCore offering
KRYPTON INC. (株式会社クリプトン) is a Tokyo-based B2B creative services firm that delivers integrated marketing, advertising, sales-promotion, exhibition/event design and execution, store/showroom interior design, and graphic design/printing for Japanese fashion and textile brands. Service delivery is organized around three core pillars on the company's Works page — Space Design, Sales Promotion, and Event Show — with senior executives engaging clients directly on bespoke, project-based mandates at flagship domestic and international textile trade fairs.
Product overview
KRYPTON INC. (株式会社クリプトン) is a single, integrated creative services company — not a multi-product software platform — that delivers fashion- and lifestyle-industry marketing through three core service pillars named on its Works page: Space Design, Sales Promotion, and Event Show. The Space Design pillar (planning/design/construction/management of exhibitions, showrooms, and stores) and the Event Show pillar (planning/casting/management of fashion shows, brand presentations, and symposiums) are the experiential halves, while the Sales Promotion pillar (SP campaigns, POP, brochures, graphic design, and brand promotion) handles the tangible promotional and printed materials. Underpinning these, the company's official profile (Main Business) also lists Advertising & Media Planning, Store/Showroom Design & Construction, and Graphic Design & Printing as adjacent service lines that feed into the three named pillars.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Space Design
Companies that use Krypton
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Krypton technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Krypton partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- K-Planet Co., Ltd. (有限会社ケイプラネット)coreListed as a 'related company' (関連会社) on Krypton's About Us page. Located at the same address: KM Bldg. 2F, 128-8 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0801. Representative Director (代表取締役): Kimikage Mikami (三上 公敬). Phone: 03-5579-8830. The co-location and listed 'related company' status indicates a closely affiliated group-company relationship supporting Krypton's creative-services delivery.
- JFW Japan Creation / Premium Textile Japan (JFW Textile事業 事務局, 一般社団法人日本ファッション・ウィーク推進機構)coreEvent-organizing/industry-body counterpart for the major textile trade shows Krypton works on (Tokyo Textile Scope, JFW Japan Creation, Premium Textile Japan). JFW Textile Business Office contact: 150-0012 Giraffa Bldg. 6F, 1-6-10 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Tel 03-6805-0791; email [email protected]. Krypton lists JFW Japan Creation (japancreation.com) and Premium Textile Japan (ptjapan.com) as official links on its site, and announces/hosts the 'Tokyo Textile Scope' biannual exhibition.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights1 record
Krypton competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Dai Nippon Printing (DNP): Major Japanese printing conglomerate offering commercial printing, POP, signage, interior decoration and information communications. Comparable to Krypton's printing and SP tool production lines but at corporate scale with diversified exposure beyond fashion/textile.
- Toppan Holdings Inc. Large Japanese printing and visual communications group offering printed marketing materials, POP, packaging and graphic design at scale. Directly comparable to Krypton's graphic design and printing revenue stream, but with significantly broader and more technology-enabled production capacity.
- Dentsu Inc. Largest Japanese advertising agency group with full-service creative, media and digital capabilities. Overlaps with Krypton's advertising planning/creative production and SP tool production, but operates as a global network rather than a textile-specialist.
- Hakuhodo Inc. Japan's second-largest advertising agency, providing advertising planning, SP campaigns and creative production across industries including fashion/lifestyle. Overlaps with Krypton's advertising planning and SP planning services but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
- ADK Holdings Inc. Japanese advertising agency group offering integrated advertising, SP campaigns and creative production. Comparable to Krypton's advertising/SP/event work but as a large, publicly-listed network rather than a textile specialist.
Direct peers
- Tanseisha Co., Ltd. Tokyo-listed spatial design and visual merchandising firm providing interior, display, store/showroom and exhibition design services to retail and brand clients. Overlaps directly with Krypton's store/showroom interior design and space design lines.
- AOI Pro. Inc. Japanese creative production company providing advertising, video, event and promotional content production. Overlaps with Krypton's advertising and SP tool production, with comparable mid-size positioning in the Japanese market.
- SPAC Inc. (Space Co., Ltd.): Japanese firm focused on store design, interior construction and commercial space planning. Directly comparable to Krypton's store/showroom design and construction line of business, particularly for retail and brand clients.
- Nomura Co., Ltd. Japanese exhibition booth design, event production and display construction firm serving the same trade-fair exhibitor base as Krypton, including fashion and textile shows. Directly comparable on the 'Space Design' and event execution pillars.
Emerging players
- TYO Inc. Japanese creative/advertising agency focused on video, digital and integrated brand communication. Comparable as a mid-sized Japanese creative services peer, though more digital-centric than Krypton's trade-fair/exhibition focus.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Krypton social profiles
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Krypton leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Krypton subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Krypton funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Krypton M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Krypton
What does Krypton do?
KRYPTON INC. (株式会社クリプトン) is a Tokyo-based B2B creative services firm that delivers integrated marketing, advertising, sales-promotion, exhibition/event design and execution, store/showroom interior design, and graphic design/printing for Japanese fashion and textile brands. Service delivery is organized around three core pillars on the company's Works page — Space Design, Sales Promotion, and Event Show — with senior executives engaging clients directly on bespoke, project-based mandates at flagship domestic and international textile trade fairs.
Is Krypton a public or private company?
Krypton is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Krypton founded?
Krypton was founded in 1986.
Where is Krypton based?
Krypton is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does Krypton make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Advertising planning and media handling (広告企画、制作及び媒体扱い) is the primary driver. The others are sales promotion planning and tool production (販売促進企画及びツール製作), exhibition, trade fair and event planning / installation / management (展示会、見本市、各種イベントなどの企画・設計施工・運営・管理), store, showroom and interior design / construction (店舗・ショールーム、設計・施工) and graphic design and printed materials production (各種印刷物企画制作).
Who are Krypton's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Toppan Holdings Inc., Dentsu Inc., Hakuhodo Inc. and ADK Holdings Inc.. Direct peers are Tanseisha Co., Ltd., AOI Pro. Inc., SPAC Inc. (Space Co., Ltd.) and Nomura Co., Ltd.. TYO Inc. is listed as an emerging player.
Does Krypton have an API?
No public API is recorded for Krypton.
What industry is Krypton in?
Krypton's product category is Creative Advertising Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAHABAB, Industry-Specific B2B Trade Show Organizers. Its NAICS code is 56192 and its SIC code is 5960.